The illusion of civil society : democratization and community mobilization in low-income Mexico /

Addresses the success and failures of the Unión de Colonos Independientes (UCI), a community organization in Guadalajara, Mexico. Critiques the civil society concept and questions the strategy of political democratization as a way to assert control over the global economy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shefner, Jon, 1958-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2008]
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